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Don’t mean to undermine the effort but “ what is the problem being solved here”? I have used Altiums auto router and it’s like Tesla AP version 1. Also like som

Don’t mean to undermine the effort but “ what is the problem being solved here”? I have used Altiums auto router and it’s like Tesla AP version 1. Also like someone mentioned below, the hardest part of PCB routing is Placement. There are Tons of variables that goes into consideration for getting placement correct. Routing follows placement and routing can’t fix placement problems. If cost of routing is what the OP is after then they are mistaken as you could get a 12 layer PCB routed with analog, mixed and high speed DDR and RF within a week by an army of PCB designers in Taiwan and PRC.checkout Palpilot if you need references.

raxxorrax 7y ago
> within a week by an army of PCB designers in Taiwan and PRC. You could also (ab)use electrical engineering students, might take a bit longer though. But routing has indeed become very cheap. I still could see this service as useful, especially for the amateur prototype market. There are a lot of software devs that immediately die if they come in contact with electricity in any form. But they might still need some hardware. And maybe they could offer some templates where you can just add the chips you need right now.
- unlinked_dll 7y ago
  > You could also (ab)use electrical engineering students, might take a bit longer though. It would take longer to train them, PCB design isn't taught in much depth to undergrads at least in the US.